Back on Sept. 30, the Sun Journal published a letter to the editor that I had written stating how silly I thought ranked-choice voting was. What is wrong with one mark for each candidate? It is now several days after the election and the public still has no idea who won the U.S. Congressional election. […]
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Bah to ranked choice voting
When I first started to vote, it was one mark for governor, one for another candidate for another office and another mark for another candidate’s office. So on down the line. Now, people can put numbered choice marks for each candidate for governor (four this year), and numbered marks for each candidate for any office. […]
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Let them die
In its noon news report, and offered again later that day (April 26), Channel 13 reported that Mike Sylvester of Portland said that if people wanted to “shoot up,” they wouldn’t die if they went to a “safe injection house.” What kind of stupidity is that? If drug abusers are going to take that chance, […]
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Lewiston and Auburn — two cities
Now that the voting on the proposed merger of Lewiston and Auburn is over and the One LA side lost resoundingly, I am wondering if the people behind the merger effort have learned that the majority of the people in Lewiston and Auburn do not want one city? The majority of residents in the two […]
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Give me some logical answers
I am surprised why no one has answered my question with all the talk of the merger. If anyone can give me some fair answers, I might consider voting “yes” But why haven’t the towns of Mexico and Rumford merged? Or the towns of Bangor and Brewer? Or Topsham and Brunswick? Waterville and Winslow? Just […]
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Why change history?
I am saddened that the people of North Carolina (and now Maryland) choose to change the history of the United States by pulling down the statues of Gen. Robert E. Lee and the other statues. Don’t they realize that by removing those statues they will also have to take all the history books off the […]
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Leave things alone
I am so tired of all the talk about merging Lewiston and Auburn. No, keep them separate and be done with it. Jan Biron has the right idea (letter, June 11). How many times have I heard talk of putting the two cities together. It seems as if every few years that idea comes up, […]
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Use your heads
I wish someone would please explain to me why, when it snows, some drivers speed up. Guess I’m stupid, but I always thought drivers slowed down in bad weather. I drive a lot slower in bad weather, and people go by me and look at me as if I had two heads. People should use […]
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LePage says what is on his mind
Three cheers for Gov. Paul LePage for saying just what was on his mind. Granted, he shouldn’t have used obscenities, but he said exactly what was on his mind, and for that I am proud of him. I hate those people who pussyfoot around, saying this and that and then afterwards apologizing right and left […]
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Stop bashing the governor
I am disgusted with the way the people of Maine are treating Gov. Paul LePage. They keep voting him into office, then turn around and call him names for the good things he does. OK, so he slips up every now and then. Doesn’t everyone? He was a good manager of Marden’s and, if I […]